Patna High Court

Surendra Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 1 May 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: RAJESH KUMAR VERMA

Holding

The contempt application is disposed of as the order of the Court has been complied with.

Summary

Surendra Kumar Yadav filed a contempt application before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and other officials. The petitioner alleged that the respondents had not complied with a prior order of the Court. The respondents, through counsel, submitted that the order had already been complied with. The Court examined the submission and found no further ground to proceed with the contempt proceedings. Consequently, the Court disposed of the contempt application, effectively dismissing it.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt application should be dismissed on the ground that the order of this Court has been complied with

Subjects

contempt
civil writ jurisdiction
order compliance
high court
application disposal

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3342 of 2024
                                                        In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17177 of 2015
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                  Surendra Kumar Yadav Son of Late Jhaman Singh Yadav Resident of Village-
                  Hat Pokhar, P.S- Piro, District- Bhojput at Ara. ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar
            2.    Mrs. Sangeeta Singh, The Additional Secretary, Minor Water Resources
                  Department, New Secretariat Building, Bailey Road, Patna, Bihar.
            3.     Mr. Pushkar Kumar, the Accountant General, Virchand Patel Path, Patna.
                                                                      ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s         :       Mr. Lalan Kumar Singh, Advocate
                  For the Respondent           :       Mr. Manoj Kumar Sinha, AC to Ex-GA-9
                  For the Accountant General   :       Mrs. Nivedita Nirvikar, Sr. Advocate
                                               :       Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER

10   01-05-2026                    Heard Mr. Lalan Kumar Singh, learned counsel for

                    the petitioner, Mr. Manoj Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the

                    Respondents and Mrs. Nivedita Nirvikar, learned senior counsel

                    for the Accountant General.

                                2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                    present contempt application may be disposed of as the order of

                    this Court has already been complied with.

                                3. In view of the aforesaid, this contempt application

                    stands disposed of.



                                         (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Suruchi/-
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